Jeff Wisnia wrote:
GALIER wrote:

I recently flushed a 2 3/4 " diameter metal cap from a container down
my toilet. I tried to grab it during a flush (gross but I tried and I
guess I' too old) It is now causing a slow flush and back-up when
waste is flushed. I tried a plunger and it seems to help temporarily.
I also took off the bowl and snaked from the bottom of the toilet (wax
ring end) to the front and could figure out where it is. The hole in
the toilet bowl base seems smaller than the cap so I can't imagine it
could have gone down the drain pipe.
Any thoughts on where it is and how to remove it....
1) If it's in the toilet bowl still (Magnet, special snake?)
2) If if in the drain pipe (Magnet, special snake?)

There is a silver lining (pun intended) My thinking is the cap is
metal and will evntually rust out (Don't know when though) and will
eventually flush away (Beats plastic).
Thoughts from any master plumber or tools I might use?


One more idea:

If not too inconvenient and you've got a strong guy around, can you
remove the toilet once again, take it outside and try flushing it out
from the bottom with the full flow from a garden hose. That might just
blow it out the bowl end of the trap.

A fire hose would be even better, but how are 'ya gonna get the use of
one? G

HTH,

Jeff

Ah, reminds me of my days as a landlord. If the hose doesn't work try
the snake from the bottom again. But this time force a wad of newspaper
through with the snake to clear the trap.

As an aside Toto makes a great line of toilets and this would be a real
good time to look at them :-)
Dave